Program Purpose: The purpose of the Post-Doctoral Academic Fellowship in Critical Care Pharmacy is to provide a clinical pharmacist with training and experience in education, research/scholarship, and service to become an independent pharmacy academician. The Fellow will have a strong clinical foundation, as evidenced by prior completion of residency training or commensurate experience, and will build upon this training with focused experiences in instructional design, assessment, student affairs, integration of clinical practice, didactic/experiential teaching, course coordination, service, and scholarship (both clinical and SoTL). The Fellow will work closely with members of the UGA Critical Care Collaborative (UGAC3) and other faculty/staff across the College of Pharmacy.

Program Structure: The program is housed in the COP’s Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy. This program has flexibility to span 12 or 24 months from August 1^st through July 31^st and is located in Athens, GA. Fellows will participate in a graduate-level certificate program or Master’s degree program for the 12 and 24-month Fellowships, respectively, based on interest and availability.

Learning Objectives: Experiences in research/scholarship, teaching, and service may include:

Research/Scholarship

• Experience in clinical research with hypothesis generation, design of experimental methods, preparation of protocols/submission to Institutional Review Board, study design/coordination, data analysis
• Manuscript submissions: at least one first author publication, expected 2-4 publications
• Presentations: dissemination of research at national meetings
• Grantsmanship: participation in external grant writing process

Teaching

• Didactic and small group PharmD teaching in the Fall/Spring semesters, experiential teaching during the Summer
• Completion of at least 1 ACPE accredited continuing education talk
• Mentorship: active mentorship towards UGA College of Pharmacy students is expected in some capacity (e.g., research posters)

Service

• UGA College of Pharmacy committee service (e.g., PharmD Curriculum and Assessment, PharmD Scholarship and Awards, PharmD Admissions)
• Membership and active participation in a national organization is expected
• As availability allows, serve in a clinical pharmacist position

As eligible, willingness to maintain and/or obtain board-certification in appropriate field

Fellow Applicant Criteria:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree or equivalent from S. accredited institution
• ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency
• ASHP-accredited PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency (or equivalent clinical experience) preferred
• Valid pharmacist license (eligibility to obtain Georgia pharmacy licensure by October of the program year)
• Demonstrated interest/aptitude for a career in academic pharmacy

About University of Georgia College of Pharmacy

The University of Georgia Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy (CAP) delivers graduate (PGY-1/2, MS, PhD) and PharmD education across four campuses with six academic and community health-system partners. CAP faculty, including clinical and tenure-track, maintain nationally recognized and funded programs of research that span the translational spectrum, form bench to bedside to improving community-wide health. Together with students and our trainees, the department leads pharmacy education and research, from theory to practice.

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